Mary McCormack

I'm from durable stock. I'm made to work. I'm Irish.

I can be a little acerbic.

Really, I'm just a simple girl from Jersey.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.

If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality.

I always had this non-stop drive. I had to keep sending stories out and every once in awhile I'd get something accepted or get the little trickle of positive feedback.